Documentary Shorts
Thursday, August 27, 2026 6:15 PM @ Flicker Theatre & Bar
Witness some of the latest and greatest documentary shorts from around the world.
This official competition block brings together a handpicked collection of non-fiction short films featuring international World Premieres and US Premieres. Screenings are followed by Q&A with filmmakers.
Alien Rider See Film Listing
A short documentary film that takes the viewers on a thought-provoking journey into the daily life of a food delivery rider, in Estonian harsh winter.
Showings:
| Premiere: | Georgia Premiere |
| Year: | 2026 |
| Runtime: | 9 minutes |
| Country: | Italy |
| Language: | English, Urdu |
| Director: | Jacopo Domenichini |
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| Cast: | Adeel Haider, Haseeb Mubashir |
Cordati See Film Listing
In Barga, Italy, a palazzo overflowing with paintings becomes a living archive, as contemporary artists reflect on the life, work, and uncertain legacy of a reclusive 20th-century painter.
Showings:
| Premiere: | US Premiere |
| Year: | 2026 |
| Runtime: | 9 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
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| Director: | James Mackenzie |
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Everybody Loves Gina: The Video Depot Story See Film Listing
Video Depot, the first and last video store in Santa Clarita, CA, is still in business because of it’s wonderful owner’s Gina & John Lee.
Showings:
| Premiere: | Georgia Premiere |
| Year: | 2026 |
| Runtime: | 19 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Director: | Roy Samuel Ferré |
| Producer: | Roy Samuel Ferré |
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| Cast: | Gina Lee, John Lee |
My House, My Father See Film Listing
A family home is used as a vehicle to explore the life and death of the man who built it, as well as the people who still live there today.
Showings:
| Premiere: | Georgia Premiere |
| Year: | 2026 |
| Runtime: | 15 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Director: | Dylan Coty |
| Producer: | Dylan Coty |
| Screenwriter: | Dylan Coty |
| Cast: | Laura Coty, Roger Coty, McKenna Coty, Connor Coty, Dylan Coty |
Time is an Ingredient See Film Listing
Former cheese monger and current cheese maker Jake Heller takes us on a journey through life, death, and cheese.
Showings:
| Premiere: | Georgia Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 9 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Director: | Jonah James Shortall |
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| Cast: | Jake Heller |
danza propia See Film Listing
Danza propia explores touch, memory and intergenerational transmission through the lives of Pilar Rodríguez Vergara, a reflexologist, and Rosa Carballo, a nonagenarian retired shopkeeper, both based in rural Galicia, Spain.
Showings:
| Premiere: | US Premiere |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Runtime: | 13 minutes |
| Country: | Spain |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Subtitles: | English |
| Director: | Andrea Zapata-girau |
| Producer: | Andrea Zapata-girau |
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